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21 Spring Student-athletes named NAIA Scholar Athletes

21 Spring Student-athletes named NAIA Scholar Athletes

(Rochester Hills, MI) - The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) has announced its Spring 2026 Scholar-Athletes. The honor recognizes honorees in each of the winter sports who have excelled academically, including baseball, softball, golf, and track & field.

 

To qualify as an NAIA Scholar-Athlete, students must maintain a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, appear on the eligibility certificate for their sport, and have attended their institution for at least one full year. This year, over 6,700 spring student-athletes earned an NAIA Scholar-Athlete status.

 

This season, 21 Rochester Christian Spring student-athletes met the requirement. The Warriors have accumulated 73 total NAIA Scholar-Athletes throughout the 2025-2026 academic year, collecting 25 in the Fall and 27 in the Winter. 



Name

Class

Sport

Aiden Alspaugh

Senior

Baseball

Beau Falkenhagen

Senior

Baseball

Jake Nutall

Junior

Baseball

Francisco Funtanet

Junior

Men's Golf

Tomas Beltran

Junior

Men's Golf

Chad Kocsis

Senior

Men's Track and Field

Eli Hullinger

Junior

Men's Track and Field

Ethan Dinanath

Junior

Men's Track and Field

Ethan Eisenhauer

Junior

Men's Track and Field

Michael Reed

Junior

Men's Track and Field

Amber Lamphier

Junior

Softball

Chloe Gildea

Sophomore

Softball

Ella Hayes

Senior

Softball

Emma Cronkright

Senior

Softball

Kaitlyn Witkowski

Junior

Softball

Kaylie Rickert

Senior

Softball

Brooke Cicero

Junior

Women's Golf

Jessica Cadman

Senior

Women's Golf

Amanda Usrey

Senior

Women's Track and Field

Mackenzie Montagano

Senior

Women's Track and Field

Mckenzie Reese

Sophomore

Women's Track and Field